Next Year

[coachdon]

Re: Next Year

I like Rank a lot, but if he is your low post answer, you will be mired in mediocrity. I think Rank has the outside shot and is quick enough to play the 3. He is not big enough to man the 5 on a good team.

[BCPanther]

Re: Next Year

If Matt Morrison can play like he did last night, you have the luxury of redshirting Bohanon...

['70 Grad]

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If Matt Morrison can play like he did last night, you have the luxury of redshirting Bohanon...

He made & missed a shot, ran the offense & had a bad turnover. But then Ka-joe was a turnover machine as a freshman. He is going to have to keep improving to hang on to minutes because of our recruits. Coach Jake did mention on the post-game that Matt and Tyler were able to run more UNI stuff in practice with this week gap, rather than have to do so much scout team opponent stuff.

[achrist70]

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He made & missed a shot, ran the offense & had a bad turnover. But then Ka-joe was a turnover machine as a freshman. He is going to have to keep improving to hang on to minutes because of our recruits. Coach Jake did mention on the post-game that Matt and Tyler were able to run more UNI stuff in practice with this week gap, rather than have to do so much scout team opponent stuff.

I do think that Lange is a better player than we are able to realize, I think that he has been forced to do a lot of scout team stuff to better the team.

[BCPanther]

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Morrison was very good defensively last night. I really think he may be able to contribute...

[achrist70]

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I am really wanting to know if/how Buss, Martino and the other redshirts are going to contribute next year. I really think that Martino and Buss have possibilities.

[D Panther]

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I look for Rank to be similar to ORear. Rank has had a better freshman year than ORear had. It was at the start of the conerence season that Orear took off. Rank needs to put on another 20 pounds and he has the body to do it.

[Chitown Panther]

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Rank will be a much better shooter than what o'rear ever was. Rank however will never have the same intensity...look no further than the great o'rear quote after the kansas game...

[achrist70]

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Rank will be a much better shooter than what o'rear ever was. Rank however will never have the same intensity...look no further than the great o'rear quote after the kansas game...

While it is difficult to imagine anyone having the same intensity that Lucas had, I don't think that it is fair to say that Chip never will have the same intensity, you have to remember Lucas didn't have the same intensity as a freshman. Chip has shown at times that he has the ability to get under the opposing players skin. If he puts on some muscle over the summer he could be a force in the upcoming years. It would be nice to see Chip maybe grow side burns or maybe get a few tattoos

[DownGoesKansas]

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My updated predictions based on end of season/recruit articles.

PG: Mitchell (I think starting more of a true PG even if he is a freshman is a good idea)
G:Moran
G:James
F:Koch
F: No idea still

Bench:
1. Sonnen (Physical slashing guard off of the bench)
2. Rank (Unless Kochs inside game improves a lot I do not see him starting)
3. Tuttle (Could see a starting role as the post player, but that would be asking a lot from a freshman who just got done playing 2A basketball.)

The next 4 are the big unknowns for next year IMO.
4. Singleton (He looks like a physical player but what will he be able to contribute next year?)

5. Bohannon (Does he redshirt? I think he could be a solid guard off the bench)

6. Buss (??? What position will he play? If I remember correctly he was a pretty good recruit out of High school so he could contribute meaningful minutes. Does he add weight and become more of a post)

7. Pehl (Who really knows at this point, he could start every game and play 20 minutes or he might play 5 minutes a game as the 8th guy off the bench.)


8. Morrison (I just do not see the minutes being there)
9. Martino/Lange


RS: Lyle

I know there has been a debate on whether or not Bohannon redshirts, here is my take. If he is better than Morrison, which I think he will be, he should not red shirt. Redshirts have been very valuable for our program but we do not want to start redshirting just to "have a guy for his 5th year". Koch and James were not going to find playing time as freshman so they redshirted. Would it have been nice to have Adam Koch this year? Of course but he was good enough to play right away, so he did. I just want the best team on the floor plus Coach has 4 years to recruit a replacement if he is here 4 instead of 5 yrs.

[SpudWebb]

Re: Next Year

My updated predictions based on end of season/recruit articles.

PG: Mitchell (I think starting more of a true PG even if he is a freshman is a good idea)
G:Moran
G:James
F:Koch
F: No idea still

Bench:
1. Sonnen (Physical slashing guard off of the bench)
2. Rank (Unless Kochs inside game improves a lot I do not see him starting)
3. Tuttle (Could see a starting role as the post player, but that would be asking a lot from a freshman who just got done playing 2A basketball.)

The next 4 are the big unknowns for next year IMO.
4. Singleton (He looks like a physical player but what will he be able to contribute next year?)

5. Bohannon (Does he redshirt? I think he could be a solid guard off the bench)

6. Buss (??? What position will he play? If I remember correctly he was a pretty good recruit out of High school so he could contribute meaningful minutes. Does he add weight and become more of a post)

7. Pehl (Who really knows at this point, he could start every game and play 20 minutes or he might play 5 minutes a game as the 8th guy off the bench.)


8. Morrison (I just do not see the minutes being there)
9. Martino/Lange


RS: Lyle

I know there has been a debate on whether or not Bohannon redshirts, here is my take. If he is better than Morrison, which I think he will be, he should not red shirt. Redshirts have been very valuable for our program but we do not want to start redshirting just to "have a guy for his 5th year". Koch and James were not going to find playing time as freshman so they redshirted. Would it have been nice to have Adam Koch this year? Of course but he was good enough to play right away, so he did. I just want the best team on the floor plus Coach has 4 years to recruit a replacement if he is here 4 instead of 5 yrs.

I disagree on the point guard spot . . . I don't think we need to have a true point guard. Johnny, James, & Sonnen can handle the ball well enough where we don't HAVE to put a freshman at the point - unless the Mitchell kid is that good.

Chip Rank will be the other Forward. He'll improve this off-season to where he's moving his feet on defense & I think I see a little "bulldog" in his attitude/aggressiveness.

I'm crossing my fingers on Singleton . . . hoping like hell that he's like O'Rear his freshman year. O'Rear as a freshman reminded me of Breakenridge. We need Singleton to be a big body that can rebound a little & average 4 ppg - but more than anything, set some screens & have a wide-body presence inside. Only average 10-15 minutes per game, but be quality minutes.

[casbern]

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I disagree on the point guard spot . . . I don't think we need to have a true point guard. Johnny, James, & Sonnen can handle the ball well enough where we don't HAVE to put a freshman at the point - unless the Mitchell kid is that good.

Chip Rank will be the other Forward. He'll improve this off-season to where he's moving his feet on defense & I think I see a little "PANTHER" in his attitude/aggressiveness.

I'm crossing my fingers on Singleton . . . hoping like hell that he's like O'Rear his freshman year. O'Rear as a freshman reminded me of Breakenridge. We need Singleton to be a big body that can rebound a little & average 4 ppg - but more than anything, set some screens & have a wide-body presence inside. Only average 10-15 minutes per game, but be quality minutes.

Fixed that for you.

[Moose39]

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[QUOTE=SpudWebb;269764]I disagree on the point guard spot . . . I don't think we need to have a true point guard. Johnny, James, & Sonnen can handle the ball well enough where we don't HAVE to put a freshman at the point - unless the Mitchell kid is that good.

[QUOTE]

I talked with Rank a bit the other day, and he told me that he thinks Mitchell will be very good. He said on Deon's official visit, he was breaking UNI players ankles when he played ball with them.

[SpudWebb]

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[QUOTE=Moose39;269809][QUOTE=SpudWebb;269764]I disagree on the point guard spot . . . I don't think we need to have a true point guard. Johnny, James, & Sonnen can handle the ball well enough where we don't HAVE to put a freshman at the point - unless the Mitchell kid is that good.

I talked with Rank a bit the other day, and he told me that he thinks Mitchell will be very good. He said on Deon's official visit, he was breaking UNI players ankles when he played ball with them.

Well, that's pretty much awesome!

[blindguyfromuni]

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I look for a lot of buzz around our program next year. There's a lot of talent, and not enough minutes. That a nice problem to have. I think we have several guys playing in the 12-15 min. range, with Koch being the leader by far (similar to what Arizona does with Derek Williams & Co.). I believe Lyle will be the only frosh that redshirts, and the rest contribute significant minutes. They're just too good. We will lose a few games due to growing pains, but when we gel LOOK OUT! This team has a chance to be the fastest team UNI has had in awhile. They should be able to play a brand of basketball that can run the break, and succeed in the half court game as well. Here's my predictions...

PG Mitchell (true PG)
SG Moran (experience)
SF James (primary backcourt threat)
PF Rank (pick and pop 4)
C Koch (go to guy)

Bench
SG Sonnan (sharp shooter off the bench)
C Tuttle (look for him to play 12-15 min. per game/Stout clone)
SF Singleton (versatile wing must play 3 if we wanna go BIG TIME)
SG Bohannon (a real steal/MVC version of his older brother)
PG Morrison (Pete Schmitt type role)
C Buss (added weight may put him higher in the rotation)
SG Martino (could be a scholarship player if he wasn't so smart)
PG Lyle (redshirt)